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Stop the download. Copy over the music and paks to the BetaServer folder. Then re-start the Launcher and allow it to patch. It'll go pretty quick. I would suggest that you create a level 1 character and let the Beta Buffer send it to 100, then see Oliver either in Mara or the Forge of Brell in Maldura to get tradeskill buffed.

I think it takes about 3 hours to do the whole tradeskill line. It takes me at least a day to do the whole adventuring line of quests.